Exodus 15:25:2Exod.15.25.W2TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֗ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- el-yeh-ho-VAAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jə.ho.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-RE-hu ye-ho-VAH ETS va-yash-LEKH el-ha-MA-yim va-yim-te-KU ha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-yits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-RE-hu ye-ho-VAH ETS va-yash-LEKH el-ha-MA-yim va-yim-te-KU ha-MA-yim SHAM SAM LO KHOK u-mish-PAT ve-SHAM nis-SA-hu
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} marks the directional plea to the covenant LORD.
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Exodus 15:25
He cried out to the LORD , and the LORD showed him a tree. He threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He established for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 15:25, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֗ה (elyehovah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.15.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.25.W2.S1) and character.